Strong's Lexicon

G2709

G2709 — καταχθόνιος

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekkatachthoniosadjectiveOccurrences: 1

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G2709
Word:καταχθόνιος
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from G2596 and chthon (the ground)
Language:Greek
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:katachthonios
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kat-akh-thon'-ee-os
Meaning:1. subterranean, i.e. infernal (belonging to the world of departed spirits)
KJV Renderings:under the earth

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

καταχθόνιος, καταχτονιον (κατά (see κατά, III. 3), χθών (the earth)), subterranean, Vulg.infernus: plural, of those who dwell in the world below, i. e. departed souls (cf. Winers Grammar, § 34, 2; but others make the adjective a neuter used indefinitely; see Lightfoot, in the place cited), Php 2:10. (Homer, Dionysius Halicarnassus, Anthol., etc., Inscriptions)

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

καταχθόνιος (under the earth)

Philippians 2:10

KJV: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow of in heaven and in earth and under the earth
GK: ίνα εν τω ονόματι Ιησού παν γόνυ κάμψη επουρανίων και επιγείων και καταχθονίων
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